Maryland’s overdose deaths have fallen for four straight years, but in Hagerstown the crisis remains concentrated, visible and expensive, according to public health data presented to city leaders this month.
Washington County Health Department figures shown to the Hagerstown Mayor and City Council on Oct. 20 found that 31 of the county’s 47 opioid-related emergency room visits in September 2025 came from the city’s 21740 ZIP code. The county’s mobile recovery team handled 577 overdose cases, 473 of them — about 82 percent — inside the city. Of 254 naloxone administrations recorded countywide from September 2025 through August 2026, 190 were in 21740.
The presentation also reported 34 overdose deaths in Hagerstown, 27 opioid-related and 22 involving fentanyl, though it did not specify the time period…